Nurse Manager (RN) - Neonatal Intensive Care - NICU at MaineHealth in Portland, Maine

Job Description:

Summary

The NICU/CCN in The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital is a 51 bed level lll-lV unit. This is the largest ICU in the state of Maine. We have single rooms with state of the art equipment and work closely with all disciplines- surgical, cardiac, GI, genetics, renal, palliative care etc. We have Neonatologists and APP's covering 24/7 with a nursing staff of 150. We have an active critical care transport team and a nurse driven PICC Team.

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This rolewill also oversee The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital Float Pool which currently provides flexible staffing support to Inpatient Pediatrics, PICU, NICU & CCN. It is a growing department that currently has 15 RNs.

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  Position Summary

  
  
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    The Nurse Manager in collaboration with the Nursing Director is the vital link between the mission and vision of Maine Medical Center and the delivery of safe patient and family centered care that is compassionate, evidence-based, and provides the highest quality care. Reporting through the Nursing Director, this role requires collaboration with staff, physicians, directors, other professional colleagues and occasionally senior administration, to meet the diverse and continually changing challenges of the health care environment. The Nurse Manager must be a creative, autonomous, future-oriented, risk-taking entrepreneur who applies nursing expertise, critical thinking, and effective leadership and management skills to ensure that quality care is provided through satisfied and inspired professionals on a daily basis.
    
  
  
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  Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
  
  
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    Education: BSN required. Masters preferred.
    
  
  
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    License/Certifications: Requires current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maine.
    
  
  
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    Experience: Requires advanced knowledge and expertise in providing care in order to oversee others and serve as effective resource at a level normally acquired through two or three years of progressive experience. Prior NICU experience strongly preferred. Prior leadership experience desired.
    
  
  
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    Requires interpersonal and management skills in order to deal with complex management problems. Communicates effectively with unit and administrative personnel, physicians, a variety of other hospital staff and persons within the community.
    
  
  
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    Requires a high level of critical thinking and analytical skills to make management decisions at unit level and make recommendations for consideration on departmental issues.
    
  
  
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    Requires the ability to integrate the knowledge of teaching principles and counseling techniques in order to direct the growth of the unit staff.
    
  
  
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    Requires a high level of organization skills, effective time management and delegation strategies that include the ability to rapidly prioritize and adjust work flow according to changing unit needs.
    
  
  
  
  


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Additional Information

Maine Medical Center is a Magnet designated 606-bed tertiary care and teaching institution. MMC is Maine's largest hospital and a state-wide health care resource. MMC offers outstanding career opportunities and quality of life in Portland. Apply Now